Fountain shaving-brush.



D. H. HAWES, FOUNTAINSHAYING BRUSH.

ABgL'IoAixou 211.31) NOV. 23, 1911. Patented 18, 1913'.

WIITNESSES:

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

, DAVID H. HAWES, or 'BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

A I FOUNTAIN SHAVING-BRUSH.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 23, 1911.

Patented Mar. 18, 1913. Serial No. 662,001.

To all whom it may concern 'Be it known that 1, DAVID H. Hawns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, have inventedaan Improvement in Fountain Shaving-Brushes, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to fountain shaving brushes; that is brushes provided with a reservoir for liquid soap and with means for controlling the fiow of the-liquid soap to the bristles or brush proper, and has for its object to provide a brush of'tliis character which shall be simple and inexpensive to produce, easy to fill, non-leaking, easy and sure in operation and to st out of order.

'ith these and other objects in view I have devised the novel fountainshaving brush for liquid soap, of which the following description in connection with the accompanying drawing is a specificatibn, refs erencecharacters being used to indicate the several parts. v

' Figure 1 is a longitudinal part sectional view illustrating the construction and -op-.

- closed.

" provided with holes 16, two in the eration of my novel brush, the parts being in position to feed soap; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal elevation, partly broken away corre-- sponding therewith, the brush head having been given a partial turn to close the feed holes; and Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 in Figs. 1 and 2, the feed holes being 10 denotes a reservoir for liquid soap which is made of suitable shape and size to, form a convenient handle for the brush.-

The reservoir is open at one end, is provided with a threaded hub 11 and is closed by a screw cap 12, theclosed end of said cap being provided with a cylindrical extension as shown.

l3 denotes the bristles or brush proper and 14 the brush head in which the butts of the bristles are secured in any ordinary or preferred manner as b compacting them in a mass of cement. T18 brush head is provided on the side opposite the bristles with an annular flange forming a circiilar recess 15 which receives the outer end oi the screw cap closely. The face of the screw cap is resent instance, which are shown on opposi e sides of the center and inclining from the inner side of the. cap toward the center. The brush head is provided with ducts 17 havpractically impossible ing the same angle of inclination as holes 16 The-brush head and br sh are secured to the screw cap by means of a bolt 19 having a head engaging the face of the brush head within recess 18 and extending through the brush head and through the screw cap and extending a sufficient distance within the reservoir to provide space for a relatively strong spring 20, one end of which bears against the screw cap the other against a nut 21 on the bolt. This spring in practice is made sufficiently strong to hold the brush head closely in contact with the screw cap so as to prevent leakage of the soap, also to retain the brush head in any position to which it may be rotated, (a certain amount of power being required toovercome the pressure of the spring) and also to take up any wear of the parts sothatthe brush will remain non-leaking when closed no matter in what position it may be placed.

It is ofcourse immaterial so far as the principle of the invention is concerned how many corresponding holes and ducts are provided in the brush head and the screw cap or just what amount of rotary movement is permitted to the brush head and brush. -In the present instance, I have shown the screw cap as provided with a stop pin or projection 22zwhich .lies in a slot 23 in the brush head. The slot is shown as long enough to permit about a quarter rotation of the brush head relatively to the screw cap, although but a slight movement is required to open and close'the feed holes; that is to place the ducts in'the brush head in alinement with the feed holesin the screw cap.

As is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings, the bolt 19 is unthreaded excepting at its inner end portion so that there is no binding engagement of the said bolt with the cap and brush-head.

This causes the brush-head to have a smooth surface to rotate on, and such rotation is opposed by the clamping pressure exerted by the spring-20. -.By this means, the brush can be readily'rotated manually, but accidental rotation is prevented.

The operation is as follows: To fill the reservoir, it is inverted from the position shown in Fig. 1, the screw cap and with it the brush removed, the reservoir replenished with liquid soap and then the screw cap is returned to place. For use in shav-- ing, it is simply necessary to' hold the bristles downward, give the-brush head sulficient rotary movement to place the ducts in alinement with the holes in the screw cap and then give the brush a quick motion or jerk downward, which motion may or may not be repeated. If the ducts and feed holes are fully in. alinement, a single motion or jerkflot the brush will ordinarily cause sufiicient li'quid-soap to feed to thebrush for a single use. The brush head is then turned in the opposite direction sufiiciently to close the .feed 7 "holes. Should more soap" be ,required, thebrush head is turned sufliciently to partly or wholly open the feed holes by.

,placi igt'he ducts in ali'nement therewith and I giving the brush another jerk downward Q and then closing the feed holes as before.

In practice;v the stop p1 The bristles mayor may not be dipped in water be'fore using in accordance with the. preference of the user. After use, the brush. should be washed and dried in the usual manner. The brush needs no'care other than any. shaving brush should receive in the in .terests of sanitation andwilloperate per feet-l, until the-liquid soap in the reservoir for a long'period of use.

n, and slot 23. are

so located and proportioned relatively to each other that when the stop pin engages one end of the slot the feed holes in the screw cap will be wholly open, in which positionof the parts a single moderate downward jerkf of the brush will supply ample soapfora single use, after which the brush head is turned backward to close the feed holes, in which position the parts remain until next required for use.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

A fountain shaving brush comprising a reservoir open at one end, a' removable cap closing said open end and having outlet openings, the closed end of said cap being provided with a cylindrical extension, a rotatable brush head having an annular flange at one edge and surrounding said cylindrical extension, said brush head having outlet ducts adapted to coincide-With said outlet openings, a pivot bolt passed through said brush head and said cap, a nut adjustably carried 'by posed between said nut and said cap, and means for limiting rotation of said brush head.

""In testimony whereof I allix my signa- I 'ture. in presence of two witnesses.

is ex austed. Refilling takesbut a moments v time and places the brush again incondition i AHM. VVoosTnR, S. W. ATHERTON.

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said bolt, a spring inter- 

